Global HOPE: Principles of Aseptic Technique and Safe Handling of Hazardous Agents - 2019
Weekly outline
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Brooke Bernhardt PharmD, MS, BCOP, BCPPS
Global HOPE Director of Pharmacy
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This course is designed for health care professionals working in the Global HOPE program in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is developed to teach the basic principles of aseptic technique. During the course participants will be introduced to basic and advanced aseptic techniques, as well as principles for the safe handling of hazardous agents. Following completion of the three modules in this course, participants will complete a final exam. This course is a part of the PHO pharmacy core curriculum.
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Lesson 1: Importance of Aseptic Technique
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Lesson 2: Personal Protective Equipment
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Lesson 3: General Clean Room Procedures
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Lesson 4: Pharmacy Cleaning and Maintenance
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Module 2 Readings
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Lesson 5: Beyond Use Dating
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Lesson 6: Aseptic Technique Skills, Part 1
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Lesson 7: Aseptic Technique Skills, Part 2
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Lesson 8: Sterile Drape Procedures
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Module 3 Readings
- United States Pharmacopoeia Chapter <800>
- NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, 2016
- Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings
- Safe Handling of Hazardous Chemotherapy Drugs in Limited-Resource Settings
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Lesson 9: Defining a Hazardous Agent
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Lesson 10: Clean Room Design
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Lesson 11: Appropriate Use of PPE Across Settings
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Lesson 12: Proper Disposal of Medications and Supplies
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Lesson 13: Managing a Chemotherapy Spill
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Lesson 14: Compounding Hazardous Agents
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Lesson 15: Environmental Sampling Procedures
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Final Exam Quiz
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Certificate
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To continue on with the PHO pharmacy core curriculum, the next course is: Pharmacy Inventory Management.
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